Alkyl and aryl halides

Alkanes that contain more than one substituent of halogens are known as haloalkanes. They can also be called by other names, such as halogenoalkanes or alkyl halides.  Alkyl halides are widely used for various commercial purposes. The properties of alkyl halides have also turned them into serious pollutants. For instance, ozone depletion is caused by […]

Acylation is an organic chemical process in which an acyl group is added to a molecule. An acyl group is a functional group having the chemical formula R-C=O. Friedel and Crafts reported the synthesis of an aryl ketone using carboxylic acid chloride, aluminium chloride, and benzene in 1877. Carboxylic acids, as well as carboxylic acid